Updates

Simulation Center Facilities and Equipment

Facilities

Texas Medical Center – Main Simulation Center (9,000 sq ft)

Our flagship facility includes:

  • 3 simulation theaters
  • 5 simulets (smaller simulation rooms)
  • 1 small and 2 large conference rooms for debriefings and skills training
  • Video‑enabled recording capabilities in every room

Additionally, 12 in‑situ simulation rooms across the Texas Children’s system bring simulation directly into clinical environments.

Austin Simulation Center (Mopac)

  • 2 simulation theaters
  • 1 conference room
  • All rooms equipped with video capture capabilities

Community Hospital Sites

  • 2 rooms at West Campus
  • 1 room at The Woodlands Campus

Equipment & Training Modalities

We utilize a comprehensive inventory of low‑ and high‑fidelity manikins representing newborn, infant, pediatric, adult, and obstetric patients. 

Our additional resources include:

  • Task trainers for airway management, IV insertion, chest tube placement, lumbar puncture, and more
  • Standardized patients for communication‑focused training
  • Video conferencing for remote and hybrid simulations

These modalities allow us to meet the needs of multidisciplinary teams across the organization.